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University of Oregon Library The Sugar City 7 ht Year 6th Issue Julie Hoff Wins General Mills Honor Julie Hoff ha* been named Ny»»a High School'* 1976-77 General Mills Family Leader of Tomorrow. Julie won the honor by competing with other senior* here in a written knowledge and atti tude examination on De cember 7. She will receive a certificate from General Mill* sponsor of the annual educa tional scholarship program, and becomes eligible for state and national honors. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoff. Town Crier Boys Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, February 10, 1977 And More Boys NYSSA JUNIOR GRAPPLERS will host a Malheur County Wrestling Jamboree on Saturday. February 19. The boys are practicing for this all day event, which leads to Junior Olympic Wrestling on March 12. also in Nyssa, with the finals in Portland March 18 and 19. Dennis Savage is chairman of the events. Julie Hoff fV By Pat Savage. A big "Happy 67th Birth day" to the Boy Scouts of America this week. Cub Scout* and Boy Scout* all over America arc celebrating their special week by decorat ing store windows, having Blue-Gold banquet* and din ner», attending church on Scout Sunday a* cub pack* or scout troops, and doing many other things in honor of their Scouting birthday. We are fortunate in Nyssa to have the scouting program for our young people and I think that the cub masters, scout masters, webeloes leaders, den leaders and all the people who give so freely of their time and efforts to keep this program available de serve a big pat on the back. Kid* for scout* are always on hand, but leaders are not. so to all who help with scouting hang in there, these kid* need some one who really care*. • • • Didn’t your chest sort of expand an inch or two at the close of the Ontario-Nyssa basketball game Tuesday night? Weren't you excited and so very proud of our Bulldogs? It is always nice to be a winner, but seems doubly nice if we top Ontario. It was a good game, and with a final score of 51-45 in Nyssa's favor how could any Nyssan not be proud of the Nyssa High School Bulldogs? • e * Speaking of school and basketball games, makes one ponder the problem of the school parking lot. Perhaps thia should have been plan ned with a little more thought and detail. According to Alvin Allen, police chief, the old parking lot had four exits, this new one has two. Right now it is covered with ice and people aren’t even using common sense about how they are parking, just parking wherever and whichever wav they can, completely ignoring the Boy Scouts who are there to direct parking When the games are over it is a real mess with everyone trying to get off the lot at the same time. This could prove to be a real hazard. Since there are only two exits lets try to use a few parking rules as well as courtesies. Better to avoid a tragedy than to invite one. • • • h's budgeting and bar- ganing time again. If you as citizens of the City of Nyssa are wondering where your money goes, there is a supplemental budget meet ing February 23 at Council Chambers, 7:30 p.m. Go listen and seek out informa tion, you might learn some thing. Better to be an on-the- spot complainer than an I- wasn’t-there griper. If you like what you find out. tell the council and budget board so they like to hear nice things too. The State Family Leader o' Tomorrow, to be chosen through judging centered on performance in the Decem ber 7 test, will receive a SI,500 college scholarship, with the second-ranking par ticipant in the state receiv ing a $500 grant. The state winner will also earn for his or her school a 20-volume reference work, "The Annals of America," from Encyclo paedia Britannica Educa tional Corporation. In Apr !, the 51 winner* representing every state and the District of Columbia will be the guests of General Mills on an expense-paid educational tour of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia and Washington. D..C. During the tour, personal observa tions and interviews will be conducted to select the All- American Family Leader of Tomorrow, whose scholar ship will be increased to $5.000. Second, third and fourth place winners will receive scholarship increase* to $4,000, $3.000 and $2,000, respectively. Jury Finds Oliverez Guilty The missing skull in the Oliverez murder case ap parently had no bearing on the verdict reached Thurs day. February 3. The jury of six men and six women found Juan Oliverez guilty of first-degree murder of his wife Maria in 1971. It deliberated less than 40 minutes. The Oliverez trial lasted six days and is believed to have cost the county about $20.000 according to County Judge Roy Hirai. It was the first in the county to end in a first- degree guilty verdict in 40 year*. In the last such verdict in the mid-30's. the killer of Ted Chambers, an Oregon State Police officer who was shot to death, died in the gas chamber. Oregon no longer has a death penalty, but law provides a person convicted of first-degree murder "shall serve life imprisonment." Oliverez will be sentenced this week. Meeting With County Officials 11 A 12 YEAR-OLD WRESTLERS are. front row from left. C. Peterson. D. Ballou, J. Iracheta. C. Hard. E. Ballantyne and B. Fuentes. 9 A 10 YEAR-OLD WRESTLERS, front row from left. F. Fuen tez. V. Rodriguez. G. Gonzalez, G. Herrera, S. Gonzalez. T. Blackburn. M. Castellanoz. R. F.splin and B. Allen. Middle row, T. Page, P. Atagi. E. Middle row, , y Garcia. R. Castellanoz. J. Peabody, R. N Mi^igary and T. Rodriguez. fop row, FÀnk Rodriguez, coach, J. Martinez. M. Rodriguez, J. 1. Martinez, M. Palmer, and S< Holcomb, coach. Pritchett. B Barron. F. DeLeon. T. Sarazin. S. Anderson, J. Contreras and J. Baker. Top row, Jesse Rodriguez, coach, R. Gonzales. S. Glauner. J. Martinez, S. Wood, D. Zamora. J. Taylor. Jr. Marez and Rawghlie Perez, coach. Proc. Date Max. Mln. Feb. 2 38 11 Feb. 3 25 12 13 Feb. 4 23 Feb. 5 21 II Feb. 6 17 23 Feb. 7 24 18 Feb. 8 30 17 Feb. 9 17 .03 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 2-7-77 490.280 Acre Feet 7-7-76 628,310 Acre Feet f, Jacob (Jake) Fischer died Monday after a long bout with cancer. The former Malheur County Commis sioner had spent 40 years in county and civic work in Nyssa, Malheur County and the Treasure Valley. Fischer. 71, was a member of the Treasure Valley Community college district board of education at the time of his death, and had retired the previous year as president of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce, a position he had previously held, along with many years as chamber secretary during his years of activity in that body. He was selected as an "honored citizen” by the Treasure Valley Chambers of Commerce in 1973. A display case was recently presented in his honor to the Nyssa Public Library by the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce. He was among the foun ders of Malheur Memorial Hospital in Nyssa and helped raise funds for the hospital's construction. He was chair man of the board when the building was completed and the doors opened to serve the communitv. Historical Society Tonight The Sumpter Valley Rail road Restoration project will be the topic of the Malheur Country Historical Society's next lecture to be held on Thursday, February 10 at the Weese Building at Treasure Valley Community College. A short business meeting be- ginning at 8 p.m. will precede the program. Nil* Christensen, Baker, will bring a delegation of historic railroad enthusiasts to explain the work that ha* thus far resulted in more than one mile of narrow gauge track laid. An additional 800’ of track will be completed by the proposed opening day of May 28, according to Chris tensen. Along with Slides depict ing the progress of the project the group will bring some of the small artifact* such a* tie fasteners or split checks, date sumps, and ticket ounches. Jake Fischer His services included mem bership in behalf of the Nyssa-Arcadia Drainage Dis trict, Malheur County Hous ing Authority. Malheur Nurs ing Home, Nyssa Service Center, Malheur County Home Health Agency. South eastern Oregon Council of Government, the American Red Cross, and many other advisory boards, commodity groups and professional or ganizations. Fischer was a Democrat, and in addition to serving as a County Commissioner, was active in political affairs of his party and in support of party candidates. He and his wife Nona farmed for many years in Nyssa, and since retiring ftom farming a few years ago have operated a mobile home park on part of the farm property on Alberta Avenue. One daughter. Loraine God frey and family, reside in Boise. The family suggests memorials to the TVCC nursing program scholarship fund. Science Symposium At NHS Tuesday Nyssa High School Science Club is sponsoring its fifth annual Science Symposium on Tuesday. February 15. The program will consist of guest speakers, student pre sentations, and science ex hibits. Events will be sche duled from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Prize money donated by Amalgamated Sugar Com pany will be awarded to eight students who will be judged by Mr*. Judy Draper, Mrs. Adriana Kunkel, and Dr. John Hoff. The Symposium will be held in the Science Department of the new high American Fine Foods Holds Annual Meeting Icy Road Causes and spoke on Farm Safety and the 1975 Idaho Farm Safety Survey. American Fine Foods con tracted 4200 acres of corn with an average yield of 8 tons per acre in 1976. Field Manager Leonard Baer re ported at present they do not have a contract for the 1977 season, but growers will be notified after a meeting with the association. Door prizes were won by Ben Kaneyama. Wesley Rich mond. Buddie Fisher. Mark Shigeta. Glen Anderson. Jim Hedges. Sho Wakagawa, Verl Bishop and Lynn Ander son. Flower arrangements were won by Mrs. Buel Clements, Mrs. Daryl Eldred Mrs. Joe Schmid and Mrs. Homer Brewer. school. The public is invited to attend any or all sessions. Guest speakers this year will include Dr. Boyd Henry from the College of Idaho who will speak at 10 a.m. on "Thoughts on Large Num bers and Infinity;" Dr. James Applegate from Boise State University will speak at 1 p.m. on "Earthquakes and Earthquake Predictions' ’; and Mr. Doug Smithey from the Bureau of Land Manage ment will speak at 8 p.m. on "Snake River Bird* of Prey Nature Area.” The Sym posium will feature eighteen student presentations whose topics range from “The Effects of Alcoholism on Rats” to “The Effects of an Artificial Martian Environ ment on Living Organisms.” Rodeo Plans Being Made Members of the Nvssa Riding Club visited with the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce at their regular meeting Wednesday noon to discuss plans for this year’s Nyssa Night Rodeo. June 17-18. Doug Hicks, president of the riding club, told of arrangements made so far, and Bruce Child, advertising chairman, made preliminary arrangements with chamber members for this phase of the program. John Messick introduced his guest. June Debban. new loan officer at the First National Bank of Oregon. 2-Car Mishap 8 A UNDER WRESTLERS, front row from left. L. Gonzales. S. Martinez. S. Castellanoz, G. Gomeza. D. Short. S. Rodríguez and G. Hatch. Middle row. D. Munn, W. Apadoca, C. Joyce. R. Danielwoski. D. Hopple. K. Ward. R. West and D. Hernandez. Top row. Don Lawrence, coach. T. Pett, H. Garner, D. Mason. S. Schappert, J. Anderson, and Eugene Mason, coach. A public meeting will be held Thursday. February 17, at 8 p.m.. at the Oregon Trail Grange Hall. The County Court and other elected officials will discuss issues of interest to our community, including the “in lieu of tax money" that the county will receive from the Federal Government; the status of the Lytle Boule vard dump; and the election laws concerning printing of ballots in Spanish and their use in Malheur County. All are welcome to partici pate in this meeting Fog and icy roads were blamed for a two-car crash at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning on Overstreet Road. Mr*. Steven Jensen and babv were approaching the intersection and when she applied her brakes, the icy pavement caused her to slide into the path of a van driven by Dick Runnels of Nyssa. The van belonging to Nvssa Electric. Inc. was completely des troyed by fire. All three victims were taken to Mal heur Memorial Hospiul in Nvssa where they were hospitalized. Hunter Safety Course Offered The Journal The Adrian Education Association voted unani mously at their February meeting to nominate the Nyssa Gate City Journal for Communications Citation, which covers public under standing of education, stu dent teacher achievements, problems and programs. This state award is spon sored by the Oregon Educa tion Association. 1 5’ Per Copy Prominent Civic Leader Dies American Fine Foods Inc. annual growers dinner was held Thursday at the East Side Cafe in Ontario. Ap proximately 125 growers and guests attended. Guest speakers were Les Deffenbaugh. Seed and Pro duction Manager of Ferry- Morse Seed Co. of Nampa and Max Gardner, Payette County Extension Agent. Mr. Deffenbaugh showed slides of the new Ferry-Morse seed plant at Nampa, the handling of sweet com seed from field through husking, drying, shelling and sizing. He also gave information on disease, such as smut. Mr. Gardner showed slides AEA Nominates WEATHER Thunderegg Capital 8 A UNDER WRESTLERS, front row from left. L.Gonzales. M. Gonzales, T. Bybee. C. Collins ant >. Bullock. Middle row, S. Viclma. P. Bones, J. Castellano/ and R. Herrera. lop row. L. Nungarv. S. Lowrance and S. Burkhardt. An Oregon Hunter Edu cation Course sponsored by the Nvssa 4-H Rifle Club will start Wednesday, February 16. at 7 p.m.. in the City Library meeting n»m, The course is conducted in cooperation with the Oregon Wildlife Commission to help young hunters, less than 18 years of age. obtain the Certificate of Competency required by Oregon law before hunting wildlife. Interer ed individuals may sign up for the course by contacting Harold Kurtz, Phone 372-2476. BOY SCOUT WEEK is being observed in Nyssa, with the finance campaign underway headed by George Craig. Cub Pack 419 sponsored by the Nyssa Lions Club arranged this attractive display in the window of Wilson Brother* Department Store. 9 I